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Persuasive Essay On Climate Change

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With the growing fear of nuclear war with North Korea, the threat of terrorism in the Middle East, or the threat of domestic terrorism in the United States, people tend to forget the threat that climate change has on the world. Many people believe in climate change, but some people do not know the significance it may have on the world. The dangers are unclear, but there is a consensus in the science world that the earth and its inhabitants need to take climate change a lot more seriously. While there are necessary measures being taken like the Paris Agreement, it is imperative that people also take into account their carbon footprint and try to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere to ensure a better future for the upcoming generations and generations that develop after that. We do not want to live on a planet that may become too hot to live on, in some places. By examining the effects of climate change and other factors, people should be open to change and be determined, not in denial of the facts not only proved by scientists, but observed as well.
One problem that society faces is ignorance to fact. This is very prevalent in the argument against climate change. Statements such as “The climate always changes” or “Man is not the main cause of this climate change”. The fact of the matter is, Scientist overwhelmingly agree that humans are the main cause in the rapid increase of climate change in the past century. (John Cook et. al. 1) Scientist are

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